[michigander]

A Columbia mission patch was found alongside a road in Texas.

[SarahW]

What are those patches made of? Are they meant to withstand a lot of physical stressors and high temps?

[Howlin]

I missed your post before. Just heart breaking, isn't it?

[antaresequity]

This Patch Needs To Be In The Smithsonian

[Xthe17th]

Columbia mission patch

I am tending to believe that this is a fake. A plant. 1) HOW could a cloth patch survive when none of the spacesuit did? and 2) This is a mighty small and non-reflective thing - how convenient for someone to stumble across it at this particular time.

[1Old Pro]

A Columbia mission patch was found alongside a road in Texas.

Out of all the debris, I found this one intersting as a patch would seem "light" and less likely to fall in close proximity to the heavier pieces. I would think a patch would almost float and would be hundreds of miles away.